Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the new stadium for the Atlanta Falcons NFL football team, sits under construction at left next to the team’s current stadium, the Georgia Dome, in Atlanta, Wednesday, …
SeaWorld’s Hoped-For Transformation Is Getting Help From Sesame Street
SeaWorld Entertainment wants less Shamu and more Elmo.As it moves away from a focus on animal entertainment, the theme park operator announced Thursday morning that it will build at least one new S…
Marriott’s Moxy brand on the move in Japan
Marriott International’s Moxy Hotels select-service brand will enter Japan by the end of the year with openings in Tokyo and Osaka.The Moxy Tokyo Kinshicho will have 205 rooms and will be loc…
Universal Is Using Its Own Multi-Purpose Wristband at New Water Park
This promotional photo provided by Universal Orlando Resort shows the Tapu Tapu wristband visitors will wear at the new Volcano Bay water park. The band alerts users when they can get on a ride, co…
Businessman Dionisio D’Aguilar sworn in as Bahama’s minister of tourism and aviation
The recent general elections in the Bahamas resulted in a victory for the Free National Movement party and the ouster of the Progressive Liberal Party led by former prime minister Perry Christie.Hu…
Opinion: Canadian Tourism Needs to Drive Spending First, Visitors Second
During a keynote speech at Rendez-vous Canada in Calgary this week, the federal Minister of Small Business and Tourism, the Honourable Bardish Chagger, released Canada’s Tourism Vision. The r…
Alaska Crosses Historic Tourism Threshold Without State Marketing Help
A new report says Alaska had a record number of visitors to the state last year.The report says more than 1.8 million people visited the state between May 2016 and September 2016. It says that figu…
The Current State of the Trump Travel Ban Appeals
In this image made from a C-SPAN video, participants and members in the gallery stand as three judges for the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals enter the room in Seattle, Monday, May 15, 2017. CSPAN …
Looming Airline Laptop Ban at Heart of Trump’s Classified Intelligence Breach to Russians
President Donald Trump’s top foreign policy advisers raced to contain political damage from a report saying he revealed sensitive classified information to Russia’s top diplomat during …
Tourists Set a New Record for Spending in Utah
A new University of Utah analysis shows tourists spent a record $8.2 billion in Utah in 2015 and generated another $1.15 billion in local tax revenue.Travel to Utah is growing at historic levels, a…